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Peden's Cleuch

valley · Scottish Borders

Old EnglishAI-generated

Peden's Cleuch refers to a valley associated with a person named Peden. 'Cleuch' is a Scots word for a ravine or steep-sided valley, likely of Old Norse origin.

Word origins

Peden's
Old EnglishPeden's(from *Pæda* "personal name", *-ing* "possessive suffix")
Cleuch
Scotsravine, steep-sided valley(from *klǫf* "cloven, split")